Adventure, Connection, Play at Summer Camp
Portland Audubon Summer Camps take your child on a journey that they will remember for a lifetime.
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How Are Wild Animals Injured?
Over the past year, the Wildlife Care Center took in over 3,100 patients of 160 different species. These animals came to us for many different reasons, from a young barn owl who fell into motor oil to a little brown bat stuck in a glue trap.
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A Spotted Towhee Tail Feather Cat Attack Is a Cautionary Tale
This time of year, as migratory birds traverse hundreds of miles, window strikes are an unfortunate yet common occurrence often resulting in injury or death to the winged creatures.
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Mid-term Election a Big Night for the Environment and Our Community!
Voters overwhelmingly passed the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, Honest Elections, and the Metro Affordable Housing Measure and strongly rejected Measure 105 which would have repealed Oregon’s anti-profiling law.
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Vote to Protect Our Communities and Our Environment
Portland Audubon’s Board of Directors has taken positions on four November ballot measures, positions that reflect Portland Audubon’s commitment to building complete, healthy, sustainable communities.
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Birding Blind: Open Your Ears to the Amazing World of Bird Songs and Sounds
During my last few years of high school, while living in rural Roxbury, Connecticut, I did not have what most people would consider a typical social life. I’ve been legally blind since early childhood, and as a teenager, I felt lonely and isolated.
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The Importance of Representation
The suburbs of south east Portland, where I grew up, was a mixing pot of people that came in different shapes, sizes, abilities, colors, and cultures. I went to a high school where we embraced our varying backgrounds.
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A Tangled Up Great Blue Heron Returns Home to Scappoose Bay
It was a serene Tuesday morning like any other on beautiful Scappoose Bay, home to waterfowl, raptors and water-loving humans out kayaking, paddle-boarding and fishing.
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A Journey Through the Redwoods with Portland Audubon Campers
Towering over me in Jedediah State Park, redwoods of over 300 feet invited me and the 23 campers from Portland Audubon to experience nature in a way we hadn’t before.
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A Bald Eagle Far from Her Canadian Home Lands in Troutdale Sewage Lagoon
Kim Kesty had nearly finished filling the tanker truck when he noticed a large, dark-feathered bird sitting in the distance with its wings extended near the north side of the lagoon.
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